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My Lumia 930, on the Windows Insider Fast Track started running hot and flattening the battery in about 4 hours, before Christmas after the most recent update.

I provided feedback but could not find a solution. Final solution I found that worked was to do a a Factory Reset. I backed up my data first. On reset I let it reinstall my previous apps that were installed etc.

Primarily it is a site for appropriate Microsoft staff to maintain the site by

Contributing projects

Extending existing projects

Providing code corrections (bug fixes)

Providing code improvements,

The question is, do they want community contributions? The site was originally worded in its ReadMe it appeared to seek community contributions in all four areas. During a recent discussion I had with the repository principals, it was decided that going forward in the long term, for maintainability, community contributions would only be sought in 3., bug fixes.

To that end, I have created a GitHub repository where developers can deposit a ReadMe.MD (ReadMe replaced by the project name). The file will have a simple textual database record at the top listing project properties, including a relative link to the project’s GitHub repository. The website as discussed here, is then able to get the deposited project ,md files and extract the database records, It then can import them to the site’s database (actually a json file) and save the .md file (without the db record) for display via the web site. The web site is able to list the records (key properties only) which can be filtered/searched and sorted based upon these project properties. Users are then able to select a project and view the complete db record. From there they are able to view the complete project ,md file.

This sequence of blogs briefly discusses the techniques/technologies used for the web site which include:

This is the final part of the trilogy. I have a brief look at UWP app development on the VM, running the Bash shell which provides a command shell for running Linux commands on the and the Windows Bridge for IOS which facilities running Objective-C apps as UWP apps on the VM.

Microsoft has released for download, Windows 10 Virtual Machines which are set up to immediately start developing Universal Windows Platform apps. There is a short term trial version that expires as well as a version to which you add a valid license which doesn’t expire. These VMs are also available on Azure.

In Brief

You get a ready to run Windows 10 Anniversary Edition VM with the tools required for UWP app development preinstalled. The trial version will expire whereas you supply a valid Windows 10 Pro license key for the licensed version. VM images for a variety of hypervisors are available.